Pole-tip.



No. 687,602. .P'atented Nov 26,1901.

S. W. BUTLER.

i POLE TIP.

(Application filed Sept. 16. 1901.)

I (No Model.)

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SAMUEL W. BUTLER, OF JACKSONVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TU HARRIS .I. BIXLER, OF JOHNSONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

POLE-TIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,602, dated November 26, 1901 Application filed September 16, 1901. Serial No. 75,631. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. BUTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jack sonville, in the county of Center and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Pole-Tips, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in pole-tips; and the object is to provide a removable device adapted to be fitted upon the end of avehicle pole or tongue, which said device will retain the neck-yoke strap securely in place on the tongue or pole, and thereby lessen the danger of. accidents which may be caused by misplacement of this part of the harness. D

The invention therefore consists in provid- 'ing a novel and simple form of tip with a keeper constructed as a part thereof which will receive and securely retain the neck-yoke strap in its proper place, at the same time permitting the said strap to be handily removed.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification to illustrate the invention, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved pole-tip and the end of a pole constructed to receive the same, the two be ing separated for the purposes of illustration. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pole-tip mounted on the pole with the keeper shown in dotted lines in theposition assumed when pressed in to admit the neck-yoke strap.

' In the drawings like letters of reference designate identical parts in both views.

In the practice of my invention I construct a tip A of suitable. length and tubular to fit upon the end of a vehicle-pole, and the outer end a is closed. This tubular tip may be tapering in form, as shown, and dimensioned to fit poles of ordinary size, or the tips may be constructed to fitan extraordinary size or shape of pole or tongue and may be circular or rectilinear in cross-section. It is here shown as circular.

Approximately midway of its length the tip A, which may be constructed of any suitable material, but preferably of malleable iron, is provided with an annular flange a aslant of the tip, and this flange, which may be formed integrally with the body of the tip, is formed on its under side with a recess a having a radial direction with reference to the tip for a purpose to be disclosed presently. On the under side and overlying this recess a the tip A is slotted longitudinally, as at a the said slot extending nearly to each end of the tip. The keeper B, which is provided with a leaf-spring b, is mounted in this slot a and in the recess a and the said spring, which lies in the slot, extends backwardly from the front of the tip and has its end fastened in a seat a, which may be formed in the under side of the said tip. It is secured in the seat by means of screws 12 or other suitable fastening devices as substitutes therefor. Preferably I form this spring and keeper integrally and of steel.

The keeper B may be keclshaped, as shown, with a forward under edge I) on an angle to its top edge 6 The front point of the keeper being within the tip A will allow the neck-yoke strap to be run over the end of tip A and into a mouth or recess 12 out in the under side of the keel-shaped keeper. This month or recess is located in front of the annular flange a, With its rear side I) on a similar slant and approximately flush with the front face of the flange. The opposite side 12 of the mouth or recess may be oppositely slanted or curved, the latter being shown here. Within this month the strap of the neck-yoke is secure against forward or backward displacement. Should the flange a break from any cause, the keeper will hold the strap. To permit this spring-keeper to work freely within the pole-tip, the pole ortongue 0 of the vehicle should be recessed to correspond and register with the longitudinal slot a as shown at c. 7

From the foregoing it will be seen that here is disclosed a very simple, durable, and highly useful pole-tip, meeting all of the requirements of a safety device.

Having thus fully disclosed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination with a pole tip pro vided with an annular flange, of a depressible keeper mounted in a longitudinal slot in said pole-tip and formed with a mouth located in front ofsaid flange, the rear side of the said month being approximately flush with the front face of the flange, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a tubular pole-tip provided with an annular flange, of a depressible spring-keeper mounted in a longitudinal slot in said pole-tip, and secured thereto at a point in the rear of said flange, and a mouth in said keeper located in front of the flange with its rear side approximately flush with the front face of the said flange, substantially as,described.

3. The combination with a tubular pole-tip provided with an annular flange, of a depressible keeper mounted in a longitudinal slot in said pole-tip, and formed with a mouth, located in front of said flange, and having a reduced opening, the rear side of said mouth being approximately flush with the front face of the flange, substantially as described.

4:. The combination with a tapering, tubular, pole-tip, provided with an annular flange, which lies at an angle to the cross-sectional plane of the tip, of a depressible springkeeper mounted in a longitudinal slot in the under side of said pole-tip and working in a recess in the annular flange, underlying said slot, said keeper comprising a rear leaf-sprin g secured to the pole-tip back of the flange and a front keel-shaped portion, having a mouth with a reduced opening, the rear side of said mouth being approximately flush with the front face of the flange, the under edge of that part of the keeper which lies in front of the flange, being at an acute angle to the top edge of the said keeper and to the closed, front of flange, the rear side of the said mouth being approximatelyflush with the front face of the.

flange, which is recessed to admit the keeper, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL W. BUTLER.

VVit-nesses:

NELLE SLENKER, O. G. MCCORMICK. 

